Decorative window fixture



Feb. 20, 1951 G. A. SCHWARTZ DECORATIVE WINDOW FIXTURE Filed March 7,1946 VIII/I IIIIIIA INVENTORY GEO/Q6514. SUI WETL- ATTOIQNEH.

Patented Feb. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Y 2,542,714 I F DEC()RA'I.IV!:. WINDOW George A. Schwartz, Woodmere; N. Y. Application March7, 1946, Serial No. 652,677

' The present invention relates tov a window valance-and-drape fixture.

The use of ornamental cornices to conceal rods and other curtain anddrapery fixtures has become a common feature of interior decoration.These cornices are generally made of telescoping sections to enable themto be used on windows of various widths. These have certain utilitywhich is limited to the purposes indicated. It is often desired to frameor decorate a window along the sides as well .as at the top, either tocarry out preconceived decorative schemes or to conceal the plainness orunattractive lines of windows but, so far as I am aware, there is nofixture which enables this to be effectively carried out.v

One of the objects of my invention is to provide for the first time, awindow fixture/which will,

dow fixture which will ornament the sides of a' window as well as thetop thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a window fixture of thecharacter described which will fit a-wide variety of window sizes.

12 cla s. (01. 160-38) Other and further objects and advantages will ibe appreciated by those skilled in this art or will be apparent orpointed out hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 shows a window fixture embodying the Fig. 5 shows a cornerconstruction of a fixture constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 6 shows a modification of Fig. 5. Figs"? and 8 illustrate otherforms of corner medallions.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view of a modified valance arrangement.

Fig. 10 is a section taken Fig. 9.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, it will beseen thatmy new windowfixture comprises Ltwo valance pieces In, a valance medallion orcenterpiece H and two drape pieces 12 secured to or integral with thecorresponding valance piece l0. These may be made of .any suitablematerial but are preferably composed of thin plywood or other Fig. 3applied to a' composition. They ma be suitably colored and may besurface-decorated with painted effects or' decalcomania transfers, ifdesired.

Each valance piece Ill may have a mitred end to cooperate with themitred end at the top ofeach drape piece to which it is secured. Thevalance pieces are suitably mounted or secured in place in anyconvenient manner (such 'as by brackets): and? are of suchxlength that'they'l'can be used on windows of various widths without the necessityof being 'cut to exact size or measurement. The space between theconfronting ends-iscovered by the ornamental medallion l I, alreadyreferred to, andwhich hangs over the valance. piece ends (see'Fig'; 2),due to the bar l3. and: back-piece l4 Wl'liCl'iBXtBl'ldS down almost tothe top of the angle piece l5 with'which the valance? pieces 10 and Nbare-provided. .Thebar .lland' backpiece It may be se'curedfltov themedallions as by. nails l3a' or any other suitable means. The: medallionmay vary greatly in size and shape and may either harmonize or contrastwith the valance pieces depending on the effect to be obtained? Thedrape pieces l2 are each provided with an angle piece [5 similar toangle piece I5 and brackets I! connect the angle pieces l5 and 16 withthe lintel and vertical window jambs l5aT respectively. Drape pieces l2may extend to the" bottom of the window as shown in full lines, to thefioor as shown in dotted lines or to any inter-- mediate point. Theinner edges of the valanceand drape pieces are preferably scalloped orotherwise contoured in a continuous design. The outer edges arepreferably plain. At spaced points the angle pieces l6 may, if desired,be provided with supporting blocks l8 for glass shelves l-9 which aredesigned to receive plants, bric-a-brac, objets dart or other articles.

As shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the medallion Ila" has been shown anddescribed as made up of two mitered pieces, i. v e. the .valance piece I0 .andthe drape piece I2, but it will be understood that these piecesmay be joined by a butt joint or in any other manner to produce anintegral structure for each side of the window opening.

If it be desired to utilize the principles of the invention, but stillto use a single valance piece, then the modification illustrated inFigs. 5 to 8 may be resorted to.

In this case, the valance piece lOb is in one piece and a space existsbetween the ends of valance piece lb and the upper ends of drape piecesl2b. Corner medallions 2| may be employed in a modified form of theinvention as shown. The medallions are provided with a right-angled backpiece 22; which constitutes an attaching connection on the rear thereofsimilar to back piece l4 shown in Fig. 2, and which back piece fits overthe corner of the valance piece and' drape pie'ces to cover the spacebetween them, as shown. These corner medallions may take various'shapes" and designs such as the rosette Hunt-Fig; 6,=theshield;

Zlb of Fig. 7 and the heart-shaped piece 2| c'of Fig. 8.

Here, too, the adjacent ends of the valance piece-arid thedrape' piecesare shown as mitered but they'need not be so'constructed since othershaped ends will produce equally good results.

Thefoi'egoing presented as illustrative and not-as limitativ'e as othervar'iat'ionsmay berethe -free ends of 1 the valance? portions confront:

ing each other? eachsection comprising a drapery portion" and' avalance" portion secured to the upper end" of the drapery portion, andamedah liondispose'd over' 'the" confronting ended the valancep'ortionsan'd-covering thespace there between.

3. A w'indow fixture comprisinga pair ofscombifiationdrape and valancesections adapted to be 'appl'ied-tothe sides ofa; window frame with thefree ends of the valance portions confronting each other; each sectioncomprising adrapery portion and a'valance portion secured to theupperend of Y the drapery portion, and amedal lion= disposed over theconfronting ends of thevaiance' portions andcoveringthe spacetherebetween, said medallion having a hook on its back-adapted to engagethe valance portions;

45* A window fixture comprising a pair of'com bination drape andvalance-sections adapted to beapplied-to-the sides ofa window framewitthe free ends of i the valancemortionsconfronting eachother, eachsection comprising'a drapery portion and a-- valance portion 1 securedtothe upperend of the drapery portion, and a medal lion-disposed overthe confronting ends of; the valance portions and covering the space Ithere between, saidmedallion having a-barsecured on its=back=and-aback'piece secured toand do pending fromsa id bar;

5 A- window-fixture' comprising a-pair' of combination- -drape=andvalance sections adapted I to be applied'tothe-sides=of a Window framewith the free ends of the valance portions confrontingeach other, eachsection comprising a drapery portion and a valance portion secured tothe upper end of the drapery portion, and a medallion disposed over theconfronting ends of the valance portions and covering the spacetherebetween, said medallion having a spring clip on its rearwardsurface.

6. A window fixture comprising a pair of combinatiort drape and valancesectionsadapted to be applied to the sides of a window frame with thefree ends of the valance portions confronting each other, each sectioncomprising a drapery portion and ai valance portion secured to theupperend of the drapery portion, and a medalli'ondispose'd over theconfronting ends of the valance portions and covering the spacetherebetw'een, said drape and valance portions being compressordecorated plywood.

7. A Window fixture comprising apair of drape pieces havingrnitred upperends, a valance piece havingtn'iitred outer edges spaced from thedrapepieces and a corner medallion covering the'adja'c'ent drape andvalance endsand the space therebetween.

8; A window fixture comprising a pair of-drape pieces-having;mitredupper ends, a valance piece having-mitred outer edges spaced fromthedrape pieces anda corner medallion covering theadjace'nt'drapeandvalance ends and the space therebetiween. said corner medallion beingprovided with a right-angled back piece by means of which it is adaptedto be detachably mounted in; space covering position.

9.. In combination, a window fixture as defined by claim- 2 and a'windowjamb,-the said fixturebe'ing: fastenedto saidwindow jamb' and beingadapted to be applied to window jambsof various dimensions.

lOQIn combination, a window fixture as defined by claim 7' and a windowjamb, the said fixture being fastened to said window jamb and; beingadapted to be applied-to window jambs'of various dimensions.-

11 .-A combined valance and drapery window fixture adapted forattachment-to window frames of various sizes and comprising a pair ofspacedsections securable to a window frame and a readilyremovable"medallion joining saidsections and covering the'spacebetween saidsections, said medallion having a hook on its back adapted to engage thevalance portion.

12. A Window fixture as set forth inclaimil', wherein each sectioncomprises adrape portion and a valance potrion integral therewith.

GEORGE'A: SCHWARTZ.

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